Robert A. Nakamura
Directing
- Born
- July 5, 1936 · Venice, California, USA
- Died
- June 11, 2025 (age 88)
Robert Akira Nakamura (July 5, 1936 – June 11, 2025) was an American filmmaker and teacher, sometimes referred to as "the Godfather of Asian American media". In 1970, he cofounded Visual Communications (VC), the oldest community-based Asian Pacific American media arts organization in the United States.
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Known for
Manzanar
January 1, 1972
Wataridori: Birds of Passage
January 1, 1976
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
January 1, 2002
Looking Like the Enemy
July 1, 1996
Mississippi Triangle
January 2, 1984
Cruisin' J-Town
January 1, 1975
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
December 6, 1980
Something Strong Within
January 1, 1995
A Song For Ourselves
February 28, 2009
Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto
July 12, 2001
Chinatown 2-Step
January 1, 1975
To Be Me, Tony Quon
January 1, 1973
Behind the camera14
- 2009A Song For Ourselves Executive Producer
- 2002Words, Weavings, and Songs Executive Producer
- 2002Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray Director
- 2001Harsh Canvas: The Art & Life of Henry Sugimoto Producer
- 1996Looking Like the Enemy Director
- 1995Something Strong Within Director
- 1984Mississippi Triangle Director, Additional Sound Re-Recordist
- 1980Hito Hata: Raise the Banner Writer, Director
- 1976Wataridori: Birds of Passage Director
- 1975